In one of America’s darker moments in its history was the Japanese Internment during World War II. Like Pearl Harbor this month, it took is marking a 70 year anniversary. Here is one of my favorite people, George Takei, speaking to NPR’s Robin Young on the program “Here and Now.”
Star Trek’s George Takei Recalls WWII Internment by Allegiance Broadway
70 years on, we still treat people who look different, different, especially in a time of war. Discrimination and hate crimes towards Arabs, Muslims, and people who looked like Arabs and Muslims (i.e. Indian Shikhs), still occurred after 9/11. But at least this time we didn’t emulate the Nazis by forcing them into concentration camps. I guess we can be grateful for the little things.
Now for today’s polling report:
NATIONAL (Gallup Tracking): Gingrich 25, Romney 23, Paul 12, Perry 8, Bachmann 7, Santorum 4, Huntsman 2
NATIONAL (Reason/Rupe): Gingrich 27, Romney 25, Paul 7, Bachmann 6, Perry 5, Santorum 4, Huntsman 2, Johnson 1
NATIONAL (YouGov): Gingrich 27, Romney 21, Paul 13, Bachmann 8, Huntsman 6, Perry 5, Santorum 4, Johnson 1
IOWA (Iowa State U.): Paul 28, Gingrich 25, Romney 18, Perry 11, Bachmann 7, Santorum 5, Huntsman 0
IOWA (Rasmussen): Romney 25, Paul 20, Gingrich 17, Perry 10, Santorum 10, Bachmann 6, Huntsman 4
IOWA (We Ask America–R): Paul 19, Romney 18, Gingrich 16, Bachmann 15, Perry 11, Santorum 9, Huntsman 4
NEW JERSEY (Rutgers/Eagleton): Romney 28, Gingrich 20, Paul 5, Bachmann 2, Christie 2, Bloomberg 1, Huntsman 1, Santorum 1
VIRGINIA (Quinnipiac): Gingrich 30, Romney 25, Paul 9, Bachmann 6, Perry 6, Huntsman 4, Santorum 3
NATIONAL (YouGov): Obama d. Romney (47-40); Obama d. Gingrich (50-37)
NEW JERSEY (Rutgers/Eagleton): Obama d. Romney (51-32); Obama d. Paul (50-29); Obama d. Gingrich (54-27);
VIRGINIA (Quinnipiac): Romney d. Obama (44-42); Obama d. Gingrich (46-41)